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Port of Spain: immigrant visas

The consulate in Port of Spain issued 1,111 immigrant visas from March 2025 to February 2026, 75 of them employment-based.

Consulate interviews are paused at most posts. State postponed immigrant visa interviews worldwide from about August 25, 2026 for new public charge training and has named no end date, so a current date abroad isn't an interview yet. An I-485 filed inside the US isn't part of this pause. Where each consulate stands (checked November 3, 2026)

Employment cases

Jul-2026

4 months back, State's update of November 6, 2026

Family preference cases

Jul-2026

4 months back, State's update of November 6, 2026

Immediate relative cases

Jul-2026

4 months back, State's update of November 6, 2026

How far back NVC was scheduling, update by update State's updates of Apr 28, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026

Employment

4

Apr 28, 2025 Nov 6, 2026
Port of Spain, Employment: months back NVC was scheduling at each update
Period months back
Apr 28, 2025 0
May 2, 2025 0
Jun 3, 2025 0
Sep 2, 2025 0
Oct 9, 2025 0
Nov 12, 2025 0
Dec 8, 2025 0
Jan 8, 2026 0
Feb 3, 2026 0
Mar 4, 2026 0
Apr 2, 2026 0
Jun 4, 2026 0
Jul 8, 2026 0
Oct 7, 2026 0
Nov 6, 2026 4

Family preference

4

Apr 28, 2025 Nov 6, 2026
Port of Spain, Family preference: months back NVC was scheduling at each update
Period months back
Apr 28, 2025 1
May 2, 2025 2
Jun 3, 2025 0
Sep 2, 2025 0
Oct 9, 2025 1
Nov 12, 2025 0
Dec 8, 2025 1
Jan 8, 2026 0
Feb 3, 2026 0
Mar 4, 2026 0
Apr 2, 2026 2
Jun 4, 2026 0
Jul 8, 2026 0
Oct 7, 2026 3
Nov 6, 2026 4

Immediate relative

4

Apr 28, 2025 Nov 6, 2026
Port of Spain, Immediate relative: months back NVC was scheduling at each update
Period months back
Apr 28, 2025 1
May 2, 2025 1
Jun 3, 2025 1
Sep 2, 2025 1
Oct 9, 2025 1
Nov 12, 2025 1
Dec 8, 2025 0
Jan 8, 2026 0
Feb 3, 2026 1
Mar 4, 2026 2
Apr 2, 2026 1
Jun 4, 2026 0
Jul 8, 2026 0
Oct 7, 2026 3
Nov 6, 2026 4
Each column is one of State's monthly updates: how many months before it the cases NVC was scheduling were completed. More
Each column is one of State's monthly updates: how many months before it the cases NVC was scheduling were completed. No column means the post had no backlog on paper. The newest is lime. A dashed outline is an update with no month shown.
U.S. Department of State, IV Scheduling Status Tool
Immigrant visas issued each month March 2023 to February 2026

184

Mar ’23 Feb ’26
Immigrant visas issued in Port of Spain each month
Period visas
March 2023 110
April 2023 118
May 2023 123
June 2023 100
July 2023 134
August 2023 107
September 2023 74
October 2023 95
November 2023 93
December 2023 114
January 2024 91
February 2024 81
March 2024 98
April 2024 126
May 2024 112
June 2024 93
July 2024 104
August 2024 184
September 2024 106
October 2024 102
November 2024 93
December 2024 85
January 2025 77
February 2025 66
March 2025 58
April 2025 54
May 2025 107
June 2025 96
July 2025 123
August 2025 115
September 2025 64
October 2025 116
November 2025 72
December 2025 116
January 2026 103
February 2026 87
  • Employment
  • Family (immediate relatives and preferences)
  • Everything else
Each column is one month at this consulate: employment visas in lime at the foot, family in blue, everything else in yellow. More
Each column is one month at this consulate: employment visas in lime at the foot, family in blue, everything else in yellow. A dashed outline is a month State's tables don't cover. State posts each month months late.
U.S. Department of State, monthly immigrant visa issuances by post

Work visas issued here

Nonimmigrant visas the consulate in Port of Spain issued, from State's monthly tables. February 2026 is the newest month State has posted.

H-1B, February 2026

3

105 in the 12 months to February 2026

L-1, February 2026

8

129 in the 12 months

Every work visa, February 2026

28

H, L, E, O, P, Q, R, TN, CW and media visas, with the families who come with them

H-1B and L-1 visas issued each month Port of Spain, March 2025 to February 2026

36

Mar ’25 Feb ’26
H-1B and L-1 visas issued in Port of Spain each month
Period visas
March 2025 19
April 2025 10
May 2025 20
June 2025 36
July 2025 29
August 2025 22
September 2025 16
October 2025 16
November 2025 13
December 2025 23
January 2026 19
February 2026 11
  • H-1B
  • L-1
Each column is one month: H-1B in lime at the foot, L-1 in blue above. More
Each column is one month: H-1B in lime at the foot, L-1 in blue above. A dashed outline is a month this site doesn't hold State's table for. State calls the figures preliminary.
U.S. Department of State, monthly nonimmigrant visa issuances by post

Every visa class issued here

Work visas first, then everything else, visitors, students and K-1 fiancé(e) visas among them.

Nonimmigrant visas issued in Port of Spain by class, February 2026 and the 12 months to it
Visa What it is February 2026 12 months
H-1B specialty occupation worker, a work visa 3 105
H-4 spouse or child of an H worker, a work visa 1 52
L-1 intracompany transferee, a work visa 8 129
L-2 spouse or child of an L-1, a work visa 8 128
H-2B temporary non-farm worker, a work visa 1 2
E-2 treaty investor, spouse or child, a work visa 0 28
O-1 worker with extraordinary ability, a work visa 1 23
O-2 assistant to an O-1, a work visa 0 69
O-3 spouse or child of an O-1 or O-2, a work visa 0 4
P-1 internationally recognized athlete or entertainer, a work visa 1 103
P-3 artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program, a work visa 0 36
R-1 religious worker, a work visa 2 14
R-2 spouse or child of an R-1, a work visa 1 5
I foreign media representative, spouse or child, a work visa 2 8
B-1/B-2 visitor for business and pleasure 2,150 33,459
C-1/D transit and crewmember 22 251
F-1 academic or language student 9 362
A-2 other foreign government official or employee, or family 9 59
G-4 international organization officer or employee 3 20
J-1 exchange visitor 2 130
M-1 vocational student 2 35
C-1 in transit 1 79
A-1 diplomat or consular officer, or family 1 53
K-1 fiancé(e) fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen 1 26
B-1 visitor for business 1 5
G-2 other representative to an international organization 0 27
J-2 spouse or child of a J-1 0 18
F-2 spouse or child of an F-1 0 17
C-3 foreign government official in transit 0 12
K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e) 0 8
G-1 representative to an international organization 0 6

Why a visa is refused, worldwide and year by year: visa refusals by ground.

How to read State's scheduling month

Sources: U.S. Department of State, IV Scheduling Status Tool, update of November 6, 2026, and its monthly immigrant visa issuances by post through February 2026.

What people report

What people who had an appointment in Port of Spain report, for any visa. Visitors' own reports, unchecked. A figure shows once 3 people have reported.

Reports, last 30 days

0

0 in the last 90 days, every kind of visa. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

Ended in 221(g)

Not yet

Too few reports yet: it shows once 3 people report a result. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

NVC complete to interview

Not yet

Too few reports yet: it shows once 3 people give both dates. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

Interviews held, week by week The last 12 weeks, every kind of visa

Too few reports yet: no week in the last 12 has 3 interviews reported.

Each column is a week of interviews people reported held. More
Each column is a week of interviews people reported held. Cancelled and moved interviews and drop boxes are left out. The newest is lime and hatched while it's still filling. A dashed outline is a week with fewer than 3 reports.
Visitors' own reports, unchecked.
How reports ended The last 30 and 90 days, every kind of visa

Last 30 days

Too few reports yet: 0 reports so far. This shows once 3 people have reported.

Last 90 days

Too few reports yet: 0 reports so far. This shows once 3 people have reported.

Each report counts on the day of its newest step: the visa, the approval, the interview or the letter. More
Each report counts on the day of its newest step: the visa, the approval, the interview or the letter. A 221(g) that later cleared still counts as a 221(g).
Visitors' own reports, unchecked.
By kind of visa The last 90 days

Too few reports yet for any kind of visa: each shows once 3 people have reported one.

Employment and the work visas first. A kind of visa shows once 3 people have reported one, so no row is one person's outcome. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.
From the interview to the visa Appointments in the last six months

Too few reports yet for any kind of visa: each shows once 3 people have reported an appointment.

Days from the interview or the drop box to the approval or the visa, the median of the reports that finished, always beside the count still waiting: a median of the finished alone looks quicker than the wait is. More
Days from the interview or the drop box to the approval or the visa, the median of the reports that finished, always beside the count still waiting: a median of the finished alone looks quicker than the wait is. A row shows once 3 people have reported an appointment, and its median once 3 have finished.
Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

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What these reports can't tell you

The rules behind these numbers

State's IV scheduling table through Nov 6, 2026 · State visa issuances through Feb 28, 2026 · State nonimmigrant visa issuances through Feb 28, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.

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